Big Nate by Lincoln Peirce for July 13, 2013
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July 14, 2013
Transcript:
Panel 1: "Nate! Why on earth are YOU awake?" "I couldn't sleep. I thought I'd have some ice cream." Panel 2: "HA! Well, get in line, pal, because that's exactly why I'M..." Panel 3: "Hm. That;s odd." Panel 4: "There was a half gallon of choco-" "*slurp!* You snooze, you lose." "HEY!"
For our gocomics buddies in other countries, Nate is throwing the illegal “spitball,” in which the pitcher slightly wets one side of the baseball, causing it to move erratically and unpredictably toward the batter. As usual, Nate doesn’t grasp the meaning of the word “slightly.” (As to what was in the tube, I have no idea.)